Can Nigeria's Military Power Stop Terrorism?
President Goodluck Jonathan tasked the army to evolve new strategies that would address the security challenges facing the country before the entire nation is completely wiped out from the comity of nations.
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HOW SAFE IS PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN UNDER BARRAGE OF TERRORISTS DEADLY ATTACKS ON THE NATION’S MILITARY, POLICE FORMATIONS When the house built of water becomes noticeable burning with fierce intensity those inside the wooden house should have no cause waiting to be warned to know what to do and how to run to safety. The unstoppable on going terrorists deadly onslaughts at St. Andrew Military Protestant Church at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, and concurrently at Maiduguri on Sunday November 25 both claiming 17 lives and 2 lives so far respectively, was enough dastardly acts to set the nation’s nerves on the edge . As if that was not enough to cause hypertensive worries, barely twenty four hours thereafter, that is early morning of Monday 26 November gunmen in whatsoever evil colouration stormed what was expected to be security tight Special Anti Robbery Squad in Abuja the Federal Capital seat of Federal Government of Nigeria and that of President Goodluck Jonathan killing two police officers and freeing suspects being held there. The fact must however not be forgotten so soon that the Federal Capital Territory recorded not too long ago three of such deadly bomb explosions with deadly carriage and wanton property destruction. Interestingly off- course on one entering Abuja FC, one need not be told before noticing the air tight security presence put in place there and about this with guarantee assurance that all was well. With terrorists’ current reckless assaults at not ordinary places but at prime security tight placement expectations in Jaji and Abuja, it has becomes very clear that the chicken is home to roost with warning signal that all is after all not well. The pertinent question to be asked by all discerning minds is that how safe is our president under the security pretension pervading in Abuja It behooves that if the rats could with reckless abandon invade Jaji and SARS, dens of the Lions to kill and maim, let it be a warning that no body not even the president is safe. Dr. Olapade Agoro (Aladura Patriarch) Owa’Tapa of Itapa Ijesa land National Chairman/ former Presidential Candidate,\ National Action Council (NAC)